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Incheon vs. Gdansk Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 0.2% more expensive than Gdansk.

Restaurants: pay 45.2% less in Incheon
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 24.7% less in Incheon
Housing: pay 34.6% less in Incheon
Childcare: pay 2.9% more in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Incheon
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Incheon

The cost of groceries and childcare in Incheon are more expensive than in Gdansk. Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Incheon. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Incheon.

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Incheon vs. Gdansk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Incheon instead of Gdansk, you would:

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pay 45.2% less for restaurants

	Gdansk	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.76 PLN44.57	$6.72 ₩10,002	-42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN36.28	$6.30 ₩9,370	-34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 PLN7.90	$1.32 ₩1,958	-36.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 PLN7.54	$0.66 ₩976	-67.0%
Average			-45.2%

Gdansk vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Gdansk	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 PLN5.06	$2.95 ₩4,387	+121.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.55 PLN17.24	$6.79 ₩10,107	+49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 PLN15.02	$7.85 ₩11,676	+98.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.48 PLN13.19	$2.93 ₩4,362	-15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 PLN11.46	$2.94 ₩4,377	-2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 PLN2.01	$3.26 ₩4,855	+514.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.15	$1.28 ₩1,910	+54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 PLN3.49	$2.35 ₩3,499	+155.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 PLN5.22	$2.77 ₩4,125	+101.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PLN1.60	$1.50 ₩2,229	+255.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.94	$0.86 ₩1,273	+66.8%
Average			+127.1%

Gdansk vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.7% less for transportation

	Gdansk	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.38 PLN24.17	$4.43 ₩6,587	-30.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.54 PLN123.34	$24.79 ₩36,884	-23.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN124K	$25,072.36 ₩37M	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.28 PLN38.97	$8.16 ₩12,135	-20.7%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 34.6% less for housing

	Gdansk	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.25 PLN72.99	$19.81 ₩29,478	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$911.83 PLN3,456.53	$539.51 ₩803K	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$743.97 PLN2,820.21	$373.33 ₩555K	-49.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$242.35 PLN918.67	$118.88 ₩177K	-50.9%
Average			-34.6%

Gdansk vs. Incheon - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9% more for childcare

	Gdansk	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.53 PLN1,415.94	$254.87 ₩379K	-31.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,929.00 PLN30,056.81	$10,906.99 ₩16M	+37.6%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Gdansk	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.83 PLN14.51	$3.17 ₩4,721	-17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.17 PLN15.81	$3.48 ₩5,176	-16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.47 PLN20.73	$3.18 ₩4,738	-41.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.69 PLN169.41	$32.02 ₩47,650	-28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.84 PLN25.91	$10.61 ₩15,792	+55.3%
Average			-9.7%

Gdansk vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Gdansk	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.04 PLN314.77	$49.77 ₩74,047	-40.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.37 PLN164.40	$39.49 ₩58,759	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.36 PLN334.93	$70.50 ₩105K	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.83 PLN332.96	$99.06 ₩147K	+12.8%
Average			-14.1%

Gdansk vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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